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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America and PNC Financial Services Group Sell BlackRock Stake</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/15/bac-bank-of-america-and-pnc-financial-services-group-sell-blackrock-stake/59210</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation (BAC) and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC) sold $8.3 billion of stock in the world&#8217;s largest money manager, BlackRock Inc. (BLK), on November 9. The largest stakeholders of BlackRock disposed of their share as this was not vital to their main business. Of the combined 51.1 million shares sold, the biggest public offering in the U.S. this year, BofA contributed 43.6 million and PNC the remaining. The shares were priced at $163 each. BofA, which held 34% of BlackRock, had obtained its stake as part of its acquisition of Merrill Lynch &#38; Co. in 2009. PNC’s 24% stake dated back before 1999, when the New York-based investment firm went public. A substantial portion of the BlackRock sale has been taken up by Japan’s third-biggest bank, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AKS) Company News for November 9, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/09/aks-company-news-for-november-9-2010-corporate-summary/58636</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Atlas America Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Priceline.com Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Chevron (NYSE:CVX) announced plans to buy Atlas Energy (NASDAQ:ATLS) for $4.3 billion, or $43.35 per share • Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and PNC (NYSE:PNC) sold $8.3 billion of BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) shares in a secondary offering priced at $163 per share, a 3.6% discount to BlackRock&#8217;s close • Tyco International (NYSE:TYC) reported earnings of $0.74 that beat estimates of $0.66, on a 4% revenue gain to $4.5 billion, above estimates of $4.4 billion • Covidien (NYSE:COV) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $0.84, a dime higher than Zacks estimates, on revenues of $2.67, up 3.1% YoY, and above Zacks estimates of $2.64 billion • Marsh &#38; McLennan (NYSE:MMC) reported third-quarter earnings of $0.30, above Zacks estimates of $0.28, on inline revenues of $2.5 billion, up 7.2% • Priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN) posted third quarter earnings of $5.33, above ]]></description>
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		<title>(AET) Company News for November 3, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/aet-company-news-for-november-3-2010-corporate-summary/57658</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Qwest Communications International Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[• WellPoint (NYSE:WLP) reported estimate-topping third quarter earnings of $1.74 a share, up from Zacks estimates of $1.58, on revenues of $14.33 billion, above Zacks estimates of $14.22 billion • Aetna (NYSE:AET) topped projections with third quarter results of $0.84 a share, up from Zacks estimates of $0.67, on better-than-expected revenues of $8.54 billion, up from Zacks estimates of $8.33 billion • Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) posted better-than-estimated third-quarter earnings of $0.62 a share, up from Zacks projections of $0.53, on inline revenues of $6.4 billion • CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS) reported inline third quarter earnings of $0.65 adjusted on revenues of $23.9 billion • Qwest Communications (NYSE:Q) posted third-quarter earnings of $0.11, above Zacks estimates of $0.09, on inline revenues of $2.9 billion • RR Donnelley (NASDAQ:RRD) topped by a penny with third quarter earnings of $0.44 ]]></description>
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		<title>(CME) CME Group Adds Transparency &#8211; Begins OTC Swaps Clearing</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/21/cme-cme-group-adds-transparency-begins-otc-swaps-clearing/55978</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/21/cme-cme-group-adds-transparency-begins-otc-swaps-clearing/55978#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to guard the financial system from defaults and ensure more transparency, CME Group Inc. (CME) has launched a new service for providing clearing services to the $400 million over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps through its CME Clearing. Until now, such derivatives were traded privately and the swap markets were controlled by the banks. However, the sweeping Wall Street reform bill passed in July 2010 has compelled most of the $615 trillion interest-rate, credit-default and other swaps to be processed by clearing houses and traded on exchanges or similar systems by mid-2011. In addition, all the trades in the OTC market will be reported to regulators. The clearing houses would guarantee that all the obligations are met even in the event of a default, as the losses would be ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for October 20, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/20/aa-stock-market-news-for-october-20-2010-market-news/55778</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/20/aa-stock-market-news-for-october-20-2010-market-news/55778#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[China’s surprise decision to raise interest rates took a toll on global markets as concerns mounted the move would slow the country’s economy and have a ripple-down effect. With the foreclosure crisis keeping investors on tenterhooks, Beijing’s decision to tighten rates came at a rather inappropriate time. The Dow average dropped below 11,000 for the first time since August. The blue-chip index fell 165 points, or 1.5%, to 10978. The broader S&#38;P’s 500-stock index dropped 19 points, 1.6%, to 1165.90. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index, weighed down by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and IBM (NYSE:IBM), dropped nearly 44 points, or 1.8%, to 2436.95. Declining issues beat those that rose in price by a five-to-one margin. As investors adjusted their risk portfolios, the prices of government bonds rose while the dollar had its ]]></description>
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		<title>(ABT) Company News for October 20, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/20/abt-company-news-for-october-20-2010-corporate-summary/55779</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[• BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) topped sales and earnings projections with third quarter results of $2.75, $0.30 above Zacks estimates on revenues of $2.09 billion, up 83.5% and above Zacks estimates of $2 billion • Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) reported earnings of $0.23 ex-items, ahead of Zacks estimates of $0.19, as revenues fell 19.9% to $6.78 billion, below Zack projections of $6.88 billion • Boeing (NYSE:BA) bested estimates with third quarter earnings of $1.12, $0.05 above Zacks estimates, on revenues that climbed 1.7% to $16.97 billion and topped estimates of $16.75 billion • Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) reported third quarter results of $1.05, a one-cent beat, on revenues up11.8% to $8.68 billion, just short of Zacks estimates for $8.93 billion • Delta Airlines (NYSE:DAL) reported third quarter earnings of $1.10, above Zacks estimates of $0.95, as revenues climbed 18.2% ]]></description>
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		<title>(BLK) Company News for October 11, 2010 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/12/blk-company-news-for-october-11-2010-corporate-summary/54710</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) will unveil its Windows Phone 7 at a NY press event, initially thought to be offered on AT&#38;T&#8217;s (NYSE:T) network • Reports say Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is testing its driverless car • China&#8217;s CNOOC (NYSE:CEO) is undertaking its first US deal since 2005, with an offer of up to $2.16 billion for a stake in Chesapeake Energy&#8217;s (NYSE:CHK) Eagle Ford Shale holdings in Texas • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) upgraded EMC (NYSE:EMC) from &#8220;hold&#8221; to &#8220;buy,&#8221; taking the price target from $20 to $25 • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) upgraded BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) from &#8220;hold&#8221; to &#8220;buy,&#8221; with a price target of $195. However, Deutsche Bank downgraded T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW) from &#8220;buy&#8221; to &#8220;hold&#8221; • FBR maintained an &#8220;outperform&#8221; rating on Tesco (NASDAQ:TESO), with a price target of $17 • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) added Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) to ]]></description>
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		<title>(BA) Stock Market News for August 24, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/24/ba-stock-market-news-for-august-24-2010/49147</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/24/ba-stock-market-news-for-august-24-2010/49147#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks dropped on Monday as economic worries prevailed over early-morning enthusiasm resulting from Hewlett’s Packard’s bid for 3Par. The takeover tussle for 3Par sent technology shares almost to the bottom of the decliners’ list as investors rushed to safe havens and defensive stocks. Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE:HPQ) shares fell 2% after the computer maker offered to buy data storage company 3Par (NYSE:PAR), rivaling a prior offer from Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL). All stock indexes fell on the day, led by a 0.9% drop in tech-heavy Nasdaq. H.P. said it will pay $1.6 billion for 3Par. The Dow industrials, up 91 points at one time, closed with a loss of 39 points, or 0.4%, at 10174.41. The broader S&#38;P 500-stock index fell more than 4 points, or nearly 0.4%, to 1067.36. On the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Announces Plan to Reduce BlackRock Holding Stake</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/18/bac-bank-of-america-announces-plan-to-reduce-blackrock-holding-stake/48232</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is planning to sell its 34.1% (64.7 million common and preferred shares) stake in BlackRock Inc. (BLK). BofA is considering this sale as it does not view the BlackRock stake as a core earnings asset. However, no talks have started regarding when and how the company may trim its holdings. This is part of BofA’s effort to reduce investments and units that are not performing well to earn under its retail banking, capital market units, home lending and wealth management. A lock period, which stopped BofA from selling its stake in BlackRock, expired in September 2009. BlackRock still has the first right to refuse buying back shares from the company. However, there remain some limitations regarding how much ]]></description>
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		<title>(LM) Legg Mason&#8217;s July Assets Under Management Higher</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/13/lm-legg-masons-july-assets-under-management-higher/47785</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legg Mason Inc. (LM) reported preliminary month-end assets under management (AUM) of $659.3 billion for the month of July, up 2.0% from $645.4 billion at the end of the prior month having declined marginally in June from May. The company has recorded a rise in AUM after two consecutive months of decline. At the end of July, Legg Mason&#8217;s equity AUM totaled $165.3 billion, up 6% from $155.8 billion at the end of the prior month. Fixed income AUM was up 2% sequentially to $364.7 billion from $357.9 billion at the end of the last month, while total long-term AUM was $530.0 billion, up 3% sequentially from $513.7 billion. However, liquidity assets, which are convertible into cash, contracted 2% sequentially to $129.3 billion from $131.7 billion at the end of ]]></description>
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		<title>(SCHW) Charles Schwab Keeps ETFs Commission-Free</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/11/schw-charles-schwab-keeps-etfs-commission-free/47592</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW), a big player in the fast-growing exchange traded fund (ETF) market, does not intend to change its commission-free trading policy on its ETFs, Reuters reported on Tuesday. This commission-free trading along with low expense ratio-based core assets will continue to benefit Schwab over its peers as the popularity of these ETFs will continue to attract more investors. A segment of investors who invest regularly – such as by dollar-cost-averaging – will not have to pay commissions every time they buy. Schwab started offering commission-free ETFs in November 2009. Initially the company had eight ETFs that had low expense ratios. Also, these ETFs cost nothing to trade online. Last week, Schwab announced the launch of three new commission-free bond ETFs. This increases the tally of Schwab’s total ]]></description>
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		<title>(SCHW) Schwab Schwab Launches New ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/09/schw-schwab-schwab-launches-new-etfs/47251</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) announced the launch of three new bond Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). This will increase the tally of Schwab’s total ETFs to 11. Previously the company had 8 Equity ETFs. The new bond ETFs are expected to offer coverage to short-term, intermediate-term and inflation-protected securities. The three new ETFs – the Schwab Short Term U.S. Treasury ETF (“SCHO”), Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF (“SCHP”) and Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (“SCHR”) – have low operating expenses. Also, Schwab will charge no online trading commission from its clients. Schwab Bond ETFs are suitable for those investors who want a diversified portfolio and an exposure to the fixed income holdings at low cost. Schwab ETFs are listed on NYSE Arca and are also traded on other exchanges. Schwab’s new ]]></description>
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		<title>(BLK) BlackRock Announces Plans to Double Mexican Asset Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/18/blk-blackrock-announces-plans-to-double-mexican-asset-portfolio/40733</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) said that the company intends to double its $13 billion asset portfolio in Mexico in the next three years. The company enjoys huge demand for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) by many foreign and institutional investors. Black Rock’s major business interest in Mexico is the iShare group of ETFs. In December 2009, the company had acquired Barclays Global Investors and the iShare ETFs from Barclays plc (BCS), for $13.5 billion. Through the Mexican Stock Exchange&#8217;s (MSE) international system of quotations, BlackRock offers 133 ETFs and 12 are listed on the exchange. Half of these 12 ETFs are of the Mexican government and corporate-bond ETFs and the other half are of Mexican equities ETFs that also includes iShares Naftrac ETF. Last year, iShares had acquired Naftrac ETF, ]]></description>
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		<title>(LM) Legg Mason Plans $300 Million Stock Buyback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/26/lm-legg-mason-plans-300-million-stock-buyback/38539</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 23:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baltimore-based money manager Legg Mason, Inc. (LM) announced on Monday that it will buy back its $300 million common stock in an accelerated share repurchase transaction. As a result, the transaction is expected to be completed earlier before the previously scheduled time. The recent announcement is a part of Legg Mason’s $1 billion share repurchase authorization announced on May 10, 2010. The company will fund the stock repurchase with $1 billion in net free cash and cash income generated in excess of $100 million in the last quarter. The company foresees additional stock purchases worth $100 million by the end of March 2011. The remaining stocks of the $1 billion authorization are expected to be repurchased in future years. The accelerated shares repurchase program quickly returns capital to shareholders and executes ]]></description>
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		<title>(BEN) Franklin Resources Announced it Priced Notes Offerings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/24/ben-franklin-resources-announced-it-priced-notes-offerings/37616</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 21:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) announced on Monday that it has priced its public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 2% notes due 2013 at an issue price of 99.823%, $250 million aggregate principal amount of 3.125% notes due 2015 at an issue price of 99.890%, and $350 million aggregate principal amount of 4.625% notes due 2020 at an issue price of 99.889%. The proceeds from the offering, which is expected to close on May 20, 2010, is intended to be used for general corporate purposes. Moreover, Franklin may use the proceeds for the repayment of its previously issued commercial paper. As of March 31, 2010, Franklin’s debt consisted of commercial paper with a total face value of $286.0 million, which was issued at a weighted-average annualized interest rate ]]></description>
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		<title>($FRE) Mortgage Delinquencies Still Rising</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/29/fre-mortgage-delinquencies-still-rising/26387</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freddie Mac (FRE) reported that the serious single family delinquency rate for mortgages in its portfolio rose to 3.87% in December from 3.72% in November, an increase of 15 basis points. Serious delinquencies are mortgages where the homeowner is more than 90 days behind on their payments, but have not yet been foreclosed on. The serious delinquency rate rose in every month of 2009 (and every month in 2008, for that matter). A year ago the rate stood at 1.72%, at its low point in the first half of 2007, it was well below 50 basis points, so we have seen a nine-fold increase off the bottom and more than a doubling in the serious delinquency rate over the last year. Any Silver Lining? If there is any good news ]]></description>
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		<title>(BLK) BlackRock Significantly Outperforms Expectations &#8211; Stock Drops</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/27/blk-blackrock-significantly-outperforms-expectations-stock-drops/26218</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackRock’s (BLK) fourth quarter operating earnings per share of $2.39 significantly outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.12, earnings of $2.10 in the sequential quarter and 66 cents in the prior-year quarter. Results reflected robust operating income growth resulting from the Barclays Global Investors (BGI) acquisition in Dec 2009, along with continued positive business momentum through net asset growth and improvements in the external market environment. This was partially offset by net outflows and decrease in average assets. BlackRock’s total revenue increased 45% sequentially and 35% year-over-year to $1.544 billion. This included $278 million of base fees associated with the $1.85 trillion of acquired BGI assets under management (AUM), revenue associated with $62.6 billion of net new business and net market appreciation and $125 million of combined firm performance fees. ]]></description>
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		<title>(CS) Case Schiller Indexes Show Home Prices Edge Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/26/cs-case-schiller-indexes-show-home-prices-edge-up/26062</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In November, housing prices increased by 0.24% on a seasonally adjusted basis for both the Case Schiller (CS) Composite 10 (CS-10) and Composite 20 (CS-20) city indexes. The CS indexes are considered the gold standard of housing price indexes, and track actual repeat sales, and are thus not influenced by mix changes the way that median prices can be. Over the last year, the CS-10 is down 4.5% while the CS-20 is down 5.3%. However, prices appear to have bottomed out for both measures in May and the C-10 is now up 3.76% and the C-20 is 3.38% off the bottom. While such improvement is encouraging, it will be a very long time before housing prices get back to their April 2006 peak levels. The C-10 index is now 30.4% ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America&#8217;s Earnings Disappoint Due To TARP Payback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/20/bac-bank-of-americas-earnings-disappoint-due-to-tarp-payback/25389</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation’s (BAC) fourth quarter 2009 loss came in at 60 cents per share, a nickel worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 55 cents. This compares unfavorably with the loss of 48 cents in the prior-year quarter. Results for the quarter included dividends on preferred stock and a $4.0 billion negative impact associated with repaying the bailout money. Since the end of 2009, BofA has been absolutely free from pay restrictions as it has repaid the full TARP funds. The worse-than-expected results came in due primarily to challenges in the U.S. and global economies as well as stress on the consumer, which continues to result in high credit costs. However, credit costs were lower than the prior quarter. Behind the Headlines Improved non-interest income ]]></description>
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		<title>($AHR) Anthracite Capital Hears from the NYSE on Listing Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/18/ahr-anthracite-capital-hears-from-the-nyse-on-listing-standards/15559</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anthracite Capital Inc. (AHR), a real estate finance company operating as a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently announced that it has received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) for non-compliance of the continued listing standards. The NYSE continued listing standards require the average closing price of a common stock of a company to be above $1.00 per share over a period of 30 consecutive trading days. In order to avoid a possible delisting of shares for non-compliance, Anthracite Capital has decided to have a reverse stock split to bring its share price above $1.00 per share. However, for the reverse stock split action, Anthracite Capital would require shareholder approval in its next annual meeting of shareholders, which is scheduled to take place on May ]]></description>
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		<title>(BLK) BlackRock Gives “Ups” to the Dollar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those investors struggling to decide what currency to park their money in, or Americans concerned over the value of our dollar, the recent comments made by BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) should put them at ease. Lawrence Fink, Chairman and CEO of Blackrock stated that they believe the U.S. dollar to be the best long-term currency to protect wealth. Coming from BlackRock, that’s a strong endorsement. Relatively unknown prior to the financial crisis, BlackRock advised a substantial group of “A-listers” on what to do during the collapse. The result is that BlackRock now counts itself as having the largest amount of funds under management. That’s $1.307 trillion. Asset manager behemoths like T. Rowe Price (Nasdaq: TROW), Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) must have been stunned to see ]]></description>
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		<title>($BLK) BlackRock, Inc. &#8211; Momentum &#8211; Zacks Rank Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/22/blk-blackrock-inc-momentum-zacks-rank-buy/11028</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) reported solid second-quarter results on July 21 that marked a nice improvement from just last quarter. The company is also working on closing a deal to acquire Barclay&#8217;s lucrative iSHares ETF business for $13.5 billion. Company Description BlackRock is an investment management company that specializes in risk management and advisory services. The company manages to institutional and individual clients and has a market cap of $24 billion. BlackRock reported second-quarter results on July 21 that were ahead of estimates and a big improvement from the first quarter. Second-Quarter Results Revenue was down 26% from last year to $1.03 billion, but earnings bested expectations, coming in at $1.75 when removing one-time items, 24 cents ahead of the consensus. The drop in revenue was related to BlackRock&#8217;s investment and ]]></description>
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		<title>(CAT) Earnings Optimism Hides Ugly Truth</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/21/cat-earnings-optimism-hides-ugly-truth/10965</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by The Investment U Research Team The mood seems to have soured on Wall Street since its bounce early this morning. And if you peer beneath the headlines, you can see why. The big news has been Caterpillar’s (NYSE: CAT) earnings, which tripled analyst’s expectations. But as we look deeper, we find that CAT’s earnings are well below last year’s figures. Merck (NYSE: MRK) announced that earnings dropped less than expected. Again, note revenue still dropped 2%. State Street (NYSE: STT) reported a loss of almost $3.3 billion as it writes down asset values. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) also announced lower earnings, citing stronger dollar. On the surface, these earnings reports sound good, but they hide the ugly truth. And the list goes on, from BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) ]]></description>
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